She brought nothing to the table for negotiation

Woman eats food & drinks Tiger beer.
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She brought nothing to the table for negotiation

One of the old women in my neighborhood asked me to help untangle a mess of complications. I tried twice, but was told by her enemy to back away as the matter was beyond my capabilities. What was required was for the woman to discuss, negotiate and communicate to the third party. The requester refused to accept no for my answer, and proceeded to harass me with all sorts of abuse. She had no intention of resolving her problem.

The woman brought nothing to the table for negotiation,

only lies she could ramble.

Related

Denise’s Six Sentence Stories prompt is at https://girlieontheedge1.wordpress.com/2026/05/31/sundays-six-sentence-story-prompt-word-33/ and its “Table”

Six Sentence Stories.
Six Sentence Stories. Badge Courtesy of Denise at GirlieOnTheEdge’s Blog at https://girlieontheedge1.wordpress.com

15 comments

  1. How sad for all involved, especially you, as you only wanted to assist another.

  2. This stubborn refusal to acknowledge one’s own issue is a trait in the human psyche. The person who doesn’t respect boundaries of space is the deviant one in that bunch. Thanks for reading.

  3. hmmmm… i love these kinda women… ya know there’s some history there… if by chance on that day one has the patience to get past the brick wall to keep everyone at a distance…. i am soooo sure there’s a softness buried in there somewhere…. right???

  4. That woman loves her family and her people. She has resources but being from the old school, she prefers to bank out using connections, and outsiders living nearby. She loves her fam so much she uses unwilling others to stand in for punishment. She asked, “What’s wrong to frame a woman to become the whipping girl for my son?” Everything is wrong with that.

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